Boss Overhaul

Ever felt K2's bosses were too red? This mod fixes that!

Description

This mod has two major changes. The first is to give each boss that has a heat mode a unique aura and attack trails, similar to how it works in Older games, as well as post-K2 games. The second is to make the late game bosses a bit more of a threat without breaking the game balance and while maintaining compatibility with other mods.

Below are the bosses affected by the mod:

• []Ryuji

  []Majima

  []Hayashi

  []Shindo

  []Man In Black

  []Kim and Choi

  Also features an optional file that buffs enemies and early game bosses, giving a bigger challenge for New Game Plus (Or a new save entirely, if you feel like it).

  Any feedback is welcome.

  Installation

  Use Shin Ryu Mod Manager. Download only one of the two versions (Visual only or full) and any optional files you might want, extract the zip files and place the folders inside the mods folder within the game directory. Path should look like this:

  ...\Yakuza Kiwami 2\mods\Boss Overhaul - \

  Mod should be compatible with pretty much anything. Load mine last for best results.

  Notes

  • Due to how I made the game differentiate the auras, Kim and Choi will share their auras with the Amons during their respective substories, while Majima's aura will be shared with any coliseum fighter that also has a heat mode. If I find a way to fix it, I will, but for now that is just how it is.

  • As long as another mod that also alters attack trails uses JE's particle.bin, it will work just fine with my mod as long as mine is loaded after.

  Credits

  Codfish telling me how this works;

  merkhopper for the Hayashi finisher path offset;

  hamzaxx360 for some feedback on the effects;

  Anyone else I forgot (I have bad memory, sorry).

  Credits (Tools)

  Jhrino for AuthEdit

  Ret-HZ for reARMP

  Kaplas80 for ParManager

  TheTurboTurnip and mosamadeeb for their blender addons